Sicilia
Occhipinti
Grotte Alte Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG 2018
Guyot and alberello trained vines on soils based on calcareous sands at an altitude of 280 meters. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts and 30-day maceration of the skins in cement tanks. Aging at least 32 months in 25-hectoliters Slavonian oak barrels
Grotte alte is a territory: the limestone ridges on which Vittoria, a Cerasuolo Di Vittoria, the result of Frappato and Nero d’Avola grapes. It is a mediterranean wine that preserves the taste of the sea and all the air and the Iblei Mountains thermal excursions. It is harmonious and it has experienced a long ageing. Elegant and proud.
$160.00 750 ml
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REGION | Sicilia |
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WINEMAKERS | Occhipinti |
GRAPE VARIETY | NERO D’AVOLA 50% FRAPPATO DI VITTORIA 50% |
WINE STYLE | 32 MONTHS IN LARGE 25HL SLAVONIAN OAK BARRELS, 4 MONTHS IN BOTTLE, UNFILTERED AND ORGANIC |
CELLARING | medium aging potential |
APPELLATION | Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG |
AWARDS | 2/3 Gambero Rosso, 93/100 James Suckling, 94/100 Robert Parker |
ALCOHOL | 13% |
VINTAGE | 2018 |